Griner, Brittney
Biography, Basketball, Russia, Trial, Sentence, & Facts
Brittney Griner, in full Brittney Yevette Griner, (born October 18, 1990, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American basketball player who is one of the game’s leading centres, especially known for her play with the Phoenix Mercury, which she helped win a WNBA championship (2014). Griner garnered international attention in 2022 when she was detained in Russia on a drug offense. She was later found guilty and sentenced to nine years but was later released in a prisoner exchange.
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